Scope and Content Note

The George Alderson Photographs consist of snapshot photographs made by Alderson when
he visited Corvallis, Oregon, in 1954-1955. The
photographs depict views of the Oregon State College campus and agricultural lands,
Camp Adair, and downtown Corvallis. The images include views
of Gill Coliseum, Withycombe Hall, and Sackett Hall as well as the Forestry Club Cabin
and Cronemiller Lake at Peavy Arboretum. Photographs of the
OSC livestock facilities and hog farm near 33rd and Jackson Streets are part of the
collection; these images include sheep, horses, and hogs. Of
special note is a photograph of a street sign for Jackson and 33rd Streets next to
agricultural land.

The collection includes several views of downtown Corvallis as well as Camp Adair
structures. The downtown Corvallis images include the
Corvallis City Hall on 4th and Madison that was constructed in 1892 and demolished
in the late 1950s. Photographs of the downtown streets include
Christmas decorations and a view of McGregor's variety store. A landscape view from
the road leading to the Bald Peak State Viewpoint near
Newberg, Oregon, is also included.

All of the images are b/w. Descriptions of the photographs prepared by Alderson are
included with the images.